[PHP] compiling with mysql

2002-07-11 Thread Michael Hall
Another PHP compilation question ... I've just compiled PHP 4.2.1 --with-mysql. I added no path to mysql, and it worked fine as it always does. However, I'm keen to add mod_python as a DSO to Apache as well, and noticed in PHP's INSTALL notes that I'll probably need to recompile PHP with a path

Re: [PHP] compiling with mysql

2002-07-11 Thread Tyler Longren
I've never compiled php with the path to mysql. I've done this on lots of different servers, and it always works. I don't know if it's the proper way of doing things, but it does work. -- Tyler Longren Captain Jack Communications [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.captainjack.com On Fri, 12 Jul 2002

Re: [PHP] compiling with mysql

2002-07-11 Thread Rasmus Lerdorf
The difference between adding a path and not is that without a path the bundled mysql client library will be used, whereas if you add a path then your system's mysql client libs will be used. It is usually a good idea to use the system libaries if you have them because they are more likely to

Re: [PHP] compiling with mysql

2002-07-11 Thread Michael Hall
On Thu, 11 Jul 2002, Tyler Longren wrote: I've never compiled php with the path to mysql. I've done this on lots of different servers, and it always works. I don't know if it's the proper way of doing things, but it does work. Yeah, me too, but the INSTALL file (or was it the message

Re: [PHP] compiling with mysql

2002-07-11 Thread Michael Hall
OK, thanks for that. I'm about to start a full-time job developing a portal/intranet and what have you for a tertiary education institution, and after 'mucking about' with PHP for a couple of years and developing a few web apps, I realise that there is a lot of detail that I need to get clear